ABSTRACT

The advent and popularity of the network offers the people worldwide much easier and more convenient access to foreign audiovisual productions, whilst the fast development of the cyber technology and the social changes it leads to has also brought many new changes to the field of audiovisual translation. Under the guidance of the rewriting theory and the Skopos theory, this thesis aims to find out the new changes in movie and TV subtitle translation in the cyber era after collecting and analyzing abundant examples from different perspectives. The research has found that new changes have taken place in the translators, the audiences, the functions of subtitles and translation methods. The translators are becoming more and more amateur and the audience is becoming more active in participating in the audiovisual translation. And rather than just providing information, the functions of the subtitle have been widely extended. Last but not least, the translation methods are becoming diversified and entertaining. A study of these new changes is intended to be of value to the development of audiovisual translation in the time of new media. 

Key words：Cyber Era; Movie and TV Subtitle Translation; New Changes

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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摘要

Chapter One INTRODUCTION-1

Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW-2

 2.1 Studies Abroad-2

 2.2 Studies at Home-2

Chapter Three AUDIOVISUAL TRANSLATION IN CYBER ERA-4

3.1 Features of Audiovisual Translation Before Cyber Era-4

3.1.1 Being popular and easy to understand-4

3.1.2 Be transient and short-5

3.1.3 Being reductive5

3.2 Factors Influencing Audiovisual Translation-5

3.2.1 Cyber era-5

3.2.2 Social changes6  

Chapter Four THEORETICAL BASIS-8

4.1 Rewriting Theory-8

4.2 Skopos Theory-9 

Chapter Five NEW CHANGES IN MOVIE AND TV SUBTITLE TRANSLATION IN CYBER ERA-12

5.1 Change in Translators----From Professional to Amateur12

5.2 Change in Audience---- From Passive Receiver to Participant.13

5.3 Changes in Translating Methods.14  5.3.1 Diversified translating method.14

 5.3.2 Entertaining translating method.16

 5.4 Changes in Functions of Subtitles.18

 5.4.1 To be more educational.18

  5.4.2 To be more entertaining19

  5.4.3 To be more interactive20

  5.4.4 To be more extensive20

Chapter Six CONCLUSION-21

WORKS CITED23